Question

Ms. Sherman bought a 4 pound bag of candy for her 6th grade classroom. She gave away 2 pounds of candy to her students during the first unit of instruction and ate 4 ounces of candy during planning. How many ounces of candy does Ms. Smith still have in her bag?

(16 ounces = 1 pound)

Answer 1

28 ounces

Explanation:

4 pounds ( 4*16) = 64 ounces

-2 pounds ( 64-32) = 32 ounces

-4 ounces ( 32-4) = 28 ounces

Hopefully this helps! :]

Answer 2

28 ounces

Explanation:

4 pounds -2 pounds = 2 pounds

2 pounds - 4 ounces = 32 ounces -4 ounces = 28 ounces

Ms. Smith has 28 ounces of candy left